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...movies, whatever their genre, were romances; they aimed for tears and ended with a kiss. But to serious critics then, and to the mass audience now, sentiment is suspect. Feeling is mushy, girly - for fools. To be soft-hearted is to be soft-headed. So critics will see a horror film with extreme violence, or (less frequently) an erotic film with extreme sex, and accept these as genre conventions, whether or not they're grossed out or aroused. But a movie that tries to make them feel is somehow pandering to their basest or noblest emotions and, as they...
Sadly, there are also negative ramifications for the United States, as the new media can immortalize our society’s worst transgressions. Like the Abu Ghraib photos, the horror depicted in this media will live on well past the fleeting moment in the collective conscious. The mainstream media needs fresh material daily, burdened by the expectation to cover current events. But with these new technologies, time peg is an anachronism, and news, especially bad news, is no longer in the headlines on Monday and forgotten by Friday...
...years since “Jungle” opened in Germany, Schmid has attracted stateside attention for “Requiem” (screening Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.), his 2005 film that debuted in America last month. Based on the same events that inspired the 2005 Hollywood horror film “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” Schmid’s adaptation is widely regarded as more consistent and careful with the true story of the possibly-possessed and now-deceased Anneliese Michel. Nevertheless, the plot has a tendency to lag behind the overblown concept...
...fans.“Most of them are still applauding wildly, with no idea of what’s going on,” he explains. “But there are 10 or so who’ve pieced it all together and have an unmistakable look of horror on their faces.”He’s only half-joking when he calls the episode “the highlight of my college career, and probably the greatest thing I’ll ever do.”Yale faithful surely boast similar experiences, though it seems...
That finesse becomes apparent in the pieces’ stronger emotional appeal. For instance, the most recent piece, “Witnesses,” was created by choreographer Laura Glenn in reaction to the events of Sept.11. The dancers’ motions powerfully evoke the horror and tragedy of that moment in American history...